Ly Le Quan, a Vietnamese student at the University of Technology in Sydney, was honoured in a ceremony held on September 15 in New South Wales to highlight the academic achievements of international students in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Soon one of six singers on MTV Viet Nam's short-list will be named as Viet Nam's representative at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ninth round of negotiations over the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement will take place in Danang on September 22-26.

 VietNamNet Bridge - GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and low-cost carrier VietJet Air have inked an aircraft sale-leaseback agreement for two Airbus A320 aircraft.

 Top Vietnamese male swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc will carry Viet Nam's national flag at Friday's opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon, South Korea.

 The ancient city's Hoai River and its channels feature in the list of the 10 most-famous canals in the world, as announced by the US-based travel website www.touropia.com.

 The Viet Nam Food Safety Administration (FSA) yesterday banned and recalled certain Taiwanese canned foods that reportedly contain recycled waste oil.

 Typhoon Kalmaegi had directly affected the Tonkin Gulf and Vietnam’s northern coastal provinces by 7:00 pm on September 16, bringing heavy rain and whirlwinds, according to the Central Meteorology Hydrology Forecast Centre.

 The Hanoi-based GIICO International Investment Group has announced a plan to build a 2-billion USD tourism complex on Cat Ba Island in the northern city of Hai Phong.

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on September 16 announced the cancellation and delays of hundreds of flights as typhoon Kalmaegi makes its way towards Vietnam.

 The US should increase Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Vietnam and step up other financial support in the form of preferential loans and humanitarian and development assistance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton player Vu Thi Trang now ranks 75th in the world based on the Badminton World Federation's latest figures.

 Saudi Arabia will invest in the expansion of the Vocational Junior College in the northern province of Ha Nam.

 At least 114 J’rai ethnic people in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai on September 16 were hospitalised after eating food served during a memorial service.

 Vietnam refutes wrongful Human Rights Watch claims; Vietnam in the heart of Ukrainian people; HCM City wishes to further connectivity with Indian localities; Vietnam needs to be a strong country overall: PM

President Truong Tan Sang on September 16 received Lao Defence Minister Sengnuon Saynhalat who is on a working visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnam Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh.

Vietnam continues to deepen its solidarity and cooperation with ASEAN countries in the run up to the establishment of the ASEAN Community in late 2015, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said on September 16.

 The target to reduce sugar consumption should be much more ambitious, health experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) will perform in St. Petersburg tonight after entertaining Moscow audiences on Sunday as part of the Viet Nam Culture Days in Russia programme.

Five Vietnamese girls returned home; Hanoi tackles illegal cigarettes; Oyster breeders remove tires from Lang Co Bay; Quarry blasts rock surrounding neighbourhood; Hundreds of fake iPhones seized; Traffickers receive death sentences